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Several PhD opportunities are available at Cognitive Robotics Team of the University of Ulster (UU), Northern Ireland, UK.

The cognitive robotics group at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre is one of the largest robotics research centres in the UK. The main research facility of the group is a large robotics laboratory equipped with a powered floor for continuous robot operation, one PR2 robot, four SCITOS robots, three industrial manipulators, one shadow hand, 10 Pioneer robots and a Vicon tracking system that allows motion tracking at sub-millimetre accuracy several hundred times per second. The group's research focuses on bio-inspired signal processing and computer vision, bio-robotics, cognitive architectures for robotics and machine learning for robot control.

The Intelligent Systems Research Centre is a major research unit within the Faculty of Computing and Engineering at the University of Ulster. The Centre is composed of 90 researchers including academic staff, research fellows and PhD students in the domains of robotics, neuroscience, computer science and engineering. The aim of the centre is to create systems that are capable of learning, evolving, adapting, self-organising and communicating effectively with humans and other machines, and draws inspiration from biology, neuroscience and psychology. The ISRC is part of the University?s Computer Science Research Institute which was ranked 15th in most recent UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) assessment in 2008.

How to Apply:
Candidates interested in applying for a PhD scholarship in robotics must complete the appropriate University application form and submit it to the University's Research Office before the 28th of February. For further information on how to apply:

http://www.compeng.ulster.ac.uk/rgs/...Applicants.php

For information on the proposed research topics:

http://www.compeng.ulster.ac.uk/rgs/...osals.php?ri=3

For informal enquiries contact:

Prof. Martin McGinnity
Director of the ISRC
e-mail: tm.mcginnity@ulster.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)28 716 75616

Kind regards,

Inaki.
------------------------------Inaki Rano
Intelligent Systems Research Centre
University of Ulster
Northland Road
Derry
Northern Ireland BT48 J7L

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post-doc position on vision for navigation, iCub Facility, IIT, Genova

Notice that the following position at the iCub-Facility, IIT (Genoa, Italy) is still open and we are looking for candidates.

In the context of the EU funded project Koroibot (www.koroibot.eu), the iCub Facility Department at the Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is looking for a Postdoctoral fellow in the field of sensor fusion for scene interpretation and navigation in walking humanoids. Tasks will be focused on the development of the visual perception system for a humanoid robot to support visually guided walking. Foreseen activities mainly fall in the scope of computer vision but will also significantly leverage on the multimodal sensors currently available on the iCub humanoid: vision, whole-body distributed accelerometers, gyroscopes, tactile sensors, force and torque sensors. Goal of the project is to give the iCub humanoid robot (www.icub.org) the visual competencies required to interpret and walk in the environment, tracking and avoiding obstacles. Possible scenarios are: 1) gaze and keep fixation on objects of interest during walking 2) walk to reach a visually identified object by
avoiding obstacles 3) identify the type of terrain and obstacles on the floor and plan actions accordingly.

Candidate should have a strong background in Computer Vision and Robotics. The candidate should also have a background in computer programming fluent in C++ and be motivated to perform experiments on a real robot.

The working language will be English. The position is available immediately and will be funded by the FP7 EU grant Koroibot ICT 2013.10 Cognitive Systems and Robotics (GA 611909). The duration of the contract is two years. An internationally competitive salary, dependent on experience, will be offered. Interested applicants should submit a CV and a list of publications. Please send your application to the following email address: jobpost.koroibot@icub.iit.it possibly with 2 reference letters.

The official call is available here: http://www.iit.it/en/openings/resear...epartment.html

ADDITIONALS
In order to comply with the Italian law (art. 23 of Privacy Law of the Italian Legislative Decree n. 196/03), we have to kindly ask the candidate to give his/her consent to allow IIT to process his/her personal data. We inform you that the information you provided will be used solely for the purpose of assessing your professional profile to meet the requirements of IIT. Your data will be processed by IIT, with headquarters in Genoa, Via Morego, 30, acting as the Data Holder, using computer and paper based means, observing the rules on protection of personal data, including those relating to the security of data. Please also note that, pursuant to art. 7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003, you may exercise your rights at any time as a party concerned by contacting the Data Manager.
The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively seeks diversity in the workforce.

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Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Lorenzo Natale, PhD
lorenzo.natale@iit.it
via Morego, 30 16163 Genova
Ph: +39 010 71781946
Fax: +39 010 7170205
www.iit.it

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Post-doctoral Opening - Surgeon-robot collaboration in the operating room
Qatar

The Hamad Medical Center in Qatar, and the Intelligent Systems and
Assistive Technologies Labs (ISAT), School of Industrial Engineering,
at Purdue University, is seeking for a postdoctoral fellow in the
field of human-robot interaction and usability studies.

Candidate:

We are looking for an excellent postdoc with a good background in
robotics and HCI, as well as an interest in conceptual modeling and
systems engineering. A high level of programming skills is required
(C++, Matlab, Linux). The applicant must have completed a PhD studies
with thesis in BME, ECE, EE, CS or IE prior to starting the position.
The candidate is expected to start as soon as possible. It is also
expected that the candidate will have excellent oral and verbal
English communication skills. The candidate will conduct most of the
research at HMC (Qatar) and occasionally travel to the US. Salaries
are very competitive.
Project:

The project is dedicated to develop a robotic system capable of
automatically detecting and analyzing explicit and implicit requests
during surgery as the surgeon interacts with a robotic scrub nurse and
surgical equipment. We are developing a surgical system that can
pass the correct surgical instruments as required by the main surgeon,
and track, count, organize and log the usage of instruments to prevent
instruments from being left in the patient's body. This project
constitutes an important step in a research program that will address
other challenges related to operative efficiency and safety. The
Qatari team will oversee the clinical aspects of the co-robot design
and the conceptual model of communications in the OR. The
postdoc residing in Qatar will help design the simulated surgery scenarios and the
validation tools. The postdoc will also provide the human factors and
statistical knowledge background to analyze the performance measures
of the project, and the development of the conceptual model.

For more information on the project see:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jpwachs/gestonurse/

Information and applications:

Please send your CV, a list of publications/conferences, and a list of
references to:


Juan P. Wachs, Ph.D.: juan.wachs@gmail.com<mailto:juan.wachs@gmail.com>

The deadline for applications is March 10, 2014, however applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Juan P. Wachs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering School of Industrial
Engineering Purdue University
315 N. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765 496-7380 (tel)
765 494-1299 (fax)
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jpwachs/


Juan P. Wachs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
School of Industrial Engineering Purdue University
315 N. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765 496-7380 (tel)
765 494-1299 (fax)
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jpwachs/

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PhD in Computer Vision for Robotics
at Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark
for May 1st
www.rvmi.aau.dk/open-positions

Job Description:

The national project "mini-picker" aims at developing a compact, easy to
use and cheap bin-picking solution. Partners are, among others, Scape
Technologies, Universal Robots A/S and PSA Peugeot Citroen.
Our aim in the project is the development of a novel industrial-strength
camera that is able to take high-resolution and high precision 3D images
for, e.g., bin-picking applications. A camera prototype is already
performing very well, but additional improvements are necessary. The
outcome of this work should be a camera prototype that can be used as part
of the compact bin-picking solution.
We search for a new member of our large research lab in Copenhagen who
a) combines knowledge in the fields (i) Machine Learning and Pattern
Recognition and (ii) computer vision
b) is highly committed and is able to push results towards perfection.
The candidates should hold a Masters degree in computer science, robotics,
artificial intelligence or any other related field, excellent knowledge of
Matlab and/or C++, be fluent in English, have proven ability to publish in
scientific conferences and journals, and ideally have a production
engineering background.

Qualifications:
-- Master in Computer Science, Physics or Electrical Engineering with a
master thesis in the area of Machine Learning and/or Computer Vision.
-- Strong mathematics and C / C++ programming skills.

You may obtain further information from Associate Professor Dr. Volker
Kr?ger, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Copenhagen,
phone: +45 99 40 24 95, email:vok@m-tech.aau.dk concerning the scientific
aspects of the stipends.
web: http://www.rvmi.aau.dk/open-position.

The position will be available from May 1st, 2014.



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Lazaros Nalpantidis
Assistant Professor | Robotics, Vision and Machine Intelligence Lab

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Phone: +45 99403036 | Web: http://homes.m-tech.aau.dk/lanalpa
Aalborg University Copenhagen | A.C. Meyers V?nge 15 | 2450 Copenhagen
SV | Denmark

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Fully funded PhD position in
Autonomous Driving and Advanced Driving Assistance Systems

INRIA Rh?ne-Alpes and Renault France.

Team e-Motion at INRIA Rh?ne-Alpes, Grenoble, France and Renault are looking
for a highly motivated PhD student to continue our ongoing collaboration on
Advanced Driving Assistance Systems and Autonomous Navigation. The proposed
work shall focus on the development of models and methods for autonomous
driving in realistic environments. The proposed approach is to improve and
extend upon our existing methods for collision risk assessment, risk-based
planning/navigation and probabilistic safety evaluation. Further information
will be provided by request for candidates who have submitted an
application.
For examples of previous work, potential candidates may refer to:

- S. Lef?vre, C. Laugier, J. Iba?ez-Guzm?n, "Context-based prediction of
vehicle destination at road intersections", Proc. IEEE Symposium on
Computational Intelligence in Vehicles and Transportation Systems
(CIVTS),
2011.
- S. Lef?vre, C. Laugier, J. Iba?ez-Guzm?n, "Risk assessment at road
intersections: comparing intention and expectation", Proc. IEEE
Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), 2012. Best PhD paper award.

The position is to be filled as soon as posible and applications should
be sent
before March 14th.

The ideal candidate should hold a MSc in a related discipline, obtained not
earlier than 30 months ago, or be about to obtain such degree before
June. We
are looking for candidates with strong analytical skills and creativity, as
well as knowledge in stochastic processes, decision making, perception and
robotics. The candidate must have experience in software development in
C++ and
Linux. The PhD candidate shall be capable of working autonomously on
assigned
tasks. Team work is crucial as it is the capability to perform
experiments with
an equipped experimental car. Familiarity with CUDA and Boost libraries
will be
appreciated. Experience using the Robotics library ROS and fluency in
English
will be an advantage.

Applicants should submit:

- A one page cover letter describing their background and motivations.
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Publication list.
- Contact information of at least one referee.

Applications should be sent in a single PDF document to:

alejandro-dizan.vasquez-govea@inria.fr

With copy to:

christian.laugier@inria.fr

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Postdoc Research Fellow Position on Robotic Localization
at Nanyang Technological University


The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore, invites application for a postdoc research fellow
position on robotic localization for mobile ground robots.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D degree in relevant areas; have expertise in at
least one of the following topics: localization, navigation, visual
odometry, vision-based state estimation; have a track record of research
experience in terms of journal publications or 3+ years of project
experience on robotic localization and navigation; have a good command of
English.

Application Procedure

Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV, a list of three referees,
and two best publications if applicable, to Guoqiang Hu at gqhu@ntu.edu.sg.

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Post-doc and research engineer positions at Keppel-NUS Corporate Laboratory


The Yard Productivity Enhancement Project of Keppel-NUS Corporate Laboratory based at the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering, invites applications for postdoctoral fellow and research engineer positions in the areas of robotics, automation, control, instrumentation and welding processes. The research team will focus on the development of novel productivity improvement solutions for shipyard. One of the projects will be the development of novel automated welding system for complex high tensile steel structure which typically requires manual multiple welding passes for each joint.

Relevant experiences or skills in one or more of the following areas will be a plus:


1. Path planning and obstacle avoidance for industrial robots

2. Teaching methods for industrial robots

3. Mechatronics system integration

4. Real-time sensor-based weld seam tracking

5. Computer language programming and GUI creation

6. Welding automation/Welding processes

7. General mechanical design/Fixtures design

We offer competitive remuneration package which commensurate with the experience of each applicant. PhD degree will be required for the postdoctoral fellow positions whereas Bachelor or Master degree in relevant disciplines will be required for the research engineer positions. All positions are for a period of up to 3 years with possible extension till 5 years. For applicants who are not based in Singapore, the estimated start date of the employment will be around 3 months from the date of offer acceptance. There is a possibility for the team members to be hired by Keppel Corporation as a permanent staff after the project.

The application materials consisting of: a cover letter, resume, research statement, list of publications (if any), names and contact information of up to three referees, should be compiled as a single PDF file and sent to the email address: chewcm@nus.edu.sg. Shortlisted candidates will be notified through email for interview. Please get ready at least two referee letters for the application.

Chee-Meng Chew, PhD
Yard Productivity Enhancement Project
Keppel-NUS Corporate Laboratory
Faculty of Engineering
National University of Singapore

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post doc position on touch driven manipulation, iCub Facility, IIT

iCub Facility Department (http://www.iit.it/icub) is looking for a post-doc (IIT budget code: 69014, EPUE009401) to be involved in the FP7 project TACMAN "Tactile Manipulation" (http://tacman.eu) funded by the European Commission under the ICT 2013.10 call (Grant Agreement n. 610967).

TACMAN addresses the key problem of developing an information processing and control technology enabling robot
hands to exploit tactile sensitivity and thus become as dexterous as human hands. The current availability of tactile technology now allows us to considerably advance in-hand manipulation. TACMAN's goal is to develop fundamentally new approaches to endow robots with tactile manipulation abilities, by transferring insights from human neuroscientific studies into machine learning algorithms.

We are looking for a young researcher with strong motivation to work with robotic platforms and skills to investigate and implement algorithms that exploit tactile feedback for object manipulation.
Possible scenarios are:
- touch driven exploration and recognition of objects
- grasping and re-grasping of objects to achieve a stable grip
- control of slip.

The project will be carried out on the iCub platform: a full-fledged humanoid platform endowed with articulated hands on which it has recently installed a new and complete tactile system.

We seek a candidate with the following additional skills:
- PhD in robotics, control theory or machine learning, signal processing, or related areas;
- The ability to analyze, improve and propose new algorithms;
- Good knowledge of C, C++ programming languages with a proved experience, as well as familiarity with robotics middleware such as YARP, ROS, and development tools including CMake, and Git.

An internationally competitive salary, dependent on experience, will be offered.

Interested applicants should submit a CV, a list of publications and names of 2 referees to the following email address: jobpost.tacman@icub.iit.it

For full consideration please apply before March 20, 2014.

The official call is available here:

http://www.iit.it/en/openings/resear...epartment.html

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Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Lorenzo Natale, PhD
lorenzo.natale@iit.it
via Morego, 30 16163 Genova
Ph: +39 010 71781946
Fax: +39 010 7170205
www.iit.it

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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Mobile Robotics

We are seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Mobile Robotics research group at the Department of Engineering Science (Central Oxford). The post is funded by the TSB and is fixed-term until 29 February 2016.

The successful applicant will work with Professor P Newman and Professor I Posner within the Oxford Mobile Robotics Group. The prime project concerns large-scale infrastructure free navigation (using vision or laser) with a view to applying this in the rail industry for asset discovery and monitoring. The successful applicant will take a leadership role in running this 2 year project and coordinate trials, data gathering and technical research activity.

Applicants should have completed their PhD research in a relevant discipline, with a strong background in robotics, machine learning and computer vision. Truly excellent programming skills which can or have been applied to the machine vision and robotics domains are absolutely essential. A demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, good linux skills and the ability to work to deadlines are also essential. Informal enquiries may be addressed to the project lead Professor Paul Newman: pnewman@robots.ox.ac.uk.

Only applications received before 12.00 midday on 26 March 2014 can be considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter, a brief statement of research interests (describing how past experience and future plans fit with the advertised position and project ), CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

You can find further particulars about this role on this website http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/about-us/jobs under job number 112053

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The Robotics Research Lab (http://rrlab.cs.uni-kl.de/) of the Department
of Computer Science at the University of Kaiserslautern is looking for a

PhD Student in the area of Outdoor Robotics

at the earliest opportunity. Our group does research in the field of
outdoor environment perception and autonomous outdoor navigation. This
includes sensor processing, obstacle classification,
collision avoidance, terrain mapping, and path planning.

The applicant shall work in the EU FP7 project ICARUS (see
http://www.fp7-icarus.eu/) that will run for another two years. In case
of good progress, an extension of the funding after the end of
the project will be possible. In the context of ICARUS, control systems
for a large and a small off-road vehicle capable of navigating
semi-autonomously or fully autonomously in disaster areas (e.g. areas
hit by an earthquake) shall be developed. The research focus of the PhD
student shall be environment analysis using sensors like stereo cameras
or laser range finders.

Besides excellent communication and team skills, the applicants should
possess advanced experience with C++ and the desire to pursue a doctoral
degree while doing research in the area of outdoor robotics. A Diploma
or Master?s degree in Computer Science or a related degree programme is
also required. We offer excellent working conditions with interesting
research topics in an interdisciplinary team. Severely disabled
applicants with essentially identical technical and personal suitability
will be preferentially selected. The Department of Computer Science at
the University of Kaiserslautern aims at promoting the role of women and
therefore expressly invites women to apply.

Please send your meaningful application documents (CV, grade transcript,
etc.) to:

Prof. Dr. Karsten Berns (berns@informatik.uni-kl.de)


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University of Kaiserslautern
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